Just a Dream by GRACE
AN/Disclaimer: The song lyrics, which are italicized, are from the song "Just a Dream" by Delerium and Margaret Far. Hermione and her lover, obviously, belong to JK Rowling.
I originally posted this story under my account of romanticxnight/ crazyginnygirl/ Monkey Roks My Sox (yeah, I liked to change my pen name a lot), but I'm switching it over to this account that I share with my sister now (who, by the way, did not help write this).
Walking
Barefoot on the shore Hypnotized by the ocean's roar
Thoughts of you drifting in and out
Never fails to calm me down
Hermione gazed out over the crashing ocean waves, the large pink sun slipping slowly beneath the horizon. A soft breeze blew her copper curls away from her face, toying with them gently. She started walking down the shore, her mind racing as though in a dream. She suddenly wanted to break down and sob until she could sob no more, but the memory of him holding her and whispering to her, telling her to be strong, kept her on her feet, calmed her down and kept her walking. She glanced out over the water, and she was suddenly stricken by the color. It looked so much like his eyes, it nearly overwhelmed her.
I still see your eyes where the light hits the water
And I've never seen a color so beautiful So blue... ocean blue She continued, faintly aware that a slight fog was rolling in from the water, but she didn't mind nor care. She couldn't stop thinking about him, with his quick smile and quirky comments; how he would hold her, comfort her, strengthen her... and now he was gone. It seemed like only a moment ago he had been with her, his strong, confident voice carrying her on.
I keep moving to the steady sounds and
Visions of you drifting in and out
Clouds mixing with the sand and the sea
Sounds get carried on the ocean breeze
I still here your voice from across the horizon
And wasn't that you walking into the shadows?
She suddenly wanted to yell at herself for how silly and love- stricken she had been. She should have known it wouldn't work out; hadn't he even told her that there was a large chance he would die? But, being foolish, she had ignored him, told him that he was being silly, he would never die.
And now he was gone.
She tried to convince herself that their love had just been a shadow, something that wouldn't last forever. Maybe, if she had listened to him, had ended it before it even started, she wouldn't feel so heartbroken now... but deep down, she knew that she would have still loved him, still missed him as much - if not more - than she did now.
In time I'll believe it was just an illusion
In time I'll believe it was only a dream I still see your eyes where light hits the water
And I've never seen a color so beautiful
I still hear your voice from across the horizon
And wasn't that you walking into the shadows?
Hermione continued walking down the shore steadily, as though there was no turmoil in her mind. She wanted to believe that the dream that they could have been happy together, had he had still been here, was nothing more than that: a dream.
In time I'll believe it was just an illusion
In time I'll believe it was only a dream
She finally stopped, and looked out over the ocean to watch as the large pink sun slipped slowly beneath the horizon. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath of sea air. Somehow, it reminded her of him. The waves tickled the edges of her feet for the first time that day, and she realized she would never stop loving him, would never forgive him, but she could believe that there had been no chance for them. And that's what she would do. And maybe then…she could let go.
Till then I will breathe you in from the ocean
And walk with the waves rolling under my feet
A solitary tear rolled down her cheek as she thought of him.
Draco.